A Top Scholar From A Humble Background.

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' The passage describes the thriving embroidery industry in China during the Ming Dynasty, with Suzhou, Cantonese, Hunan, and Sichuan embroideries being the "Four Great Embroideries." It then follows Zhou, a woman who receives embroidery from a workshop and attempts to sell it but struggles due to lack of demand and high costs. Her friend Hui Niang suggests Zhou join her successful pharmacy business instead, offering her a 30% share of the profits. Zhou agrees and starts learning about the herbs and their names, with the help of her son Shen Xi, to manage the pharmacy effectively. '

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